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Old 12-28-2007   #1 (permalink)
Gary


 
 

Windows Live Mail vs Windows Live Hotmail

With my new Vista system, I can no longer read my hotmail email via Windows
Mail as I did with Outlook Express on my old system. When I now read my
hotmail via the web at hotmail.com, it indicates I am using the classic
version of Windows Live Hotmail. The site indicates that if I have a fast
internet connection, I should try the full version of Windows Live Hotmail.
I only have dialup service, so I have not tried it.

1. Is Windows Live Mail a completely different product than the full
version of Windows Live Hotmail? Or is the Hotmail version just a subset
for to provide webmail?

2. Should I even attempt running Windows Live Mail with a dialup
connection?
Thanks for any clarification and I hope my questions are not too confusing.


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Old 12-29-2007   #2 (permalink)
P [MS-MVP]


 
 

Re: Windows Live Mail vs Windows Live Hotmail

Gary a écrit :
Quote:

> With my new Vista system, I can no longer read my hotmail email via Windows
> Mail as I did with Outlook Express on my old system. When I now read my
> hotmail via the web at hotmail.com, it indicates I am using the classic
> version of Windows Live Hotmail. The site indicates that if I have a fast
> internet connection, I should try the full version of Windows Live Hotmail. I
> only have dialup service, so I have not tried it.
Quote:

> 1. Is Windows Live Mail a completely different product than the full version
> of Windows Live Hotmail?
Yes, is a full version Outlook Express
Quote:

> Or is the Hotmail version just a subset for to
> provide webmail?
Yes Hotmail is Webmail


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Old 12-29-2007   #3 (permalink)
fs_fan


 
 

Re: Windows Live Mail vs Windows Live Hotmail

Windows Live Hotmail runs on browser and checks for e-mail (Hotmail
account), along with a calendar. It has two versions, which may be chosen
according to one's internet speed.
Windows Live Mail is a program (independent from browser), which can
download mail from any server that provides this functionality (Hotmail,
Gmail, Yahoo!Mail Plus, and several ISP mailboxes), as well as it manages
RSS feeds and newsgroups.

Hope I've been clear.

"Gary" <loudengl@xxxxxx> escreveu na mensagem
news:OnwyeLdSIHA.536@xxxxxx
Quote:

> With my new Vista system, I can no longer read my hotmail email via
> Windows Mail as I did with Outlook Express on my old system. When I now
> read my hotmail via the web at hotmail.com, it indicates I am using the
> classic version of Windows Live Hotmail. The site indicates that if I
> have a fast internet connection, I should try the full version of Windows
> Live Hotmail. I only have dialup service, so I have not tried it.
>
> 1. Is Windows Live Mail a completely different product than the full
> version of Windows Live Hotmail? Or is the Hotmail version just a subset
> for to provide webmail?
>
> 2. Should I even attempt running Windows Live Mail with a dialup
> connection?
> Thanks for any clarification and I hope my questions are not too
> confusing.
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Old 12-29-2007   #4 (permalink)
N. Miller


 
 

Re: Windows Live Mail vs Windows Live Hotmail

On Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:25:34 -0500, Gary wrote:
Quote:

> With my new Vista system, I can no longer read my hotmail email via Windows
> Mail as I did with Outlook Express on my old system. When I now read my
> hotmail via the web at hotmail.com, it indicates I am using the classic
> version of Windows Live Hotmail. The site indicates that if I have a fast
> internet connection, I should try the full version of Windows Live Hotmail.
> I only have dialup service, so I have not tried it.
Quote:

> 1. Is Windows Live Mail a completely different product than the full
> version of Windows Live Hotmail? Or is the Hotmail version just a subset
> for to provide webmail?
Windows Live Mail is a stand alone, desktop email client. Similar to any
other such client (MS Outlook, MS Outlook Express, Pegasus Mail, etc.)

Windows Live Hotmail is a web mail application. It runs on a remote server,
and it is accessed through a web browser.

The two are as alike as a loaf of bread is like a rock.
Quote:

> 2. Should I even attempt running Windows Live Mail with a dialup
> connection?
You have Windows Vista, and it comes with Windows Mail. What sets Windows
Mail apart from Windows Live Mail is the lack of access to Windows Live
Hotmail. With Windows Live Mail, you would be downloading your email from
the Windows Live Hotmail account in the same manner as MS Outlook Express
would.
Quote:

> Thanks for any clarification and I hope my questions are not too confusing.
The questions were nowhere near as confusing as some of the answers. E.g.,
Windows Live Hotmail does not "run on a browser", it runs on a server which
is accessed by a browser. Or a mail client with web mail capability, such as
MS Outlook Express, or Windows Live Mail.

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Old 01-01-2008   #5 (permalink)
PA Bear


 
 

Re: Windows Live Mail vs Windows Live Hotmail

P@xxxxxx [MS-MVP] wrote:
Quote:
Quote:

>> 1. Is Windows Live Mail a completely different product than the full
>> version of Windows Live Hotmail?
>
> Yes, is a full version Outlook Express.
What? While both Windows Live Mail and Windows Mail are based on the
earlier Mail Client named Outlook Express, neither are versions of Outlook
Express. Both have an entirely new file system.
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Old 01-01-2008   #6 (permalink)
©LarryEº


 
 

Re: Windows Live Mail vs Windows Live Hotmail

And, Windows Live Hotmail is web-based while Windows Live Mail is a
stand-along e-mail client.
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"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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P@xxxxxx [MS-MVP] wrote:
Quote:
Quote:

>> 1. Is Windows Live Mail a completely different product than the full
>> version of Windows Live Hotmail?
>
> Yes, is a full version Outlook Express.
What? While both Windows Live Mail and Windows Mail are based on the
earlier Mail Client named Outlook Express, neither are versions of Outlook
Express. Both have an entirely new file system.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

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